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the annual photo contest

each year my "day job" has a photo contest. if you've been reading for a while (since the days of my old photography blog, you might remember that I was honored with a first place ribbon for this image in september of 2008!!



due to some exciting goings on at work they moved the contest to the spring, so there wasn't a contest in 2009. but now it's photography contest time!

these are the five photographs I'm entering. I decided it was really important that I not enter photographs that I had been paid to take--I feel like that's not in the spirit of the contest! so without further ado...

this one makes me smile every time I see it. it's a durham farmer's market zinnia, and I LOVE it. I'm entering it in the "nature" category.



this is a picture I took while my fiance and I drove through New York--I took it from the car, with my point-and-shoot. evidence, once again, that though having a super-spiffy camera is great, you can do pretty kickin' things with a point and shoot! I will be entering it in the architecture category.



the next two are miscellaneous entries. the first is of a statue in Woolaroc near Bartlesville, Oklahoma. A few summers ago I took my littlest brother there to check it out--I was born in Bartlesville, and my mom used to take my sister and me to Woolaroc to play. I also visited with my Girl Scout troop and my mom and my dad both took us there a couple of time. Its a very cool nature preserve/museum/garden/wildlife area. This is a statue in the courtyard.



and this is another picture from our Northeastern Roadtrip. We were on a road that was pretty much the highway of antiques, and this was one of many, many, many sets of keys on a pegboard there. I love the texture!!



and last but certainly not least--these are my friends renee and mike. renee helped me clean out her guest room and I thanked her with some pictures! I have SO MANY cool ones to show you (and will. soon!) but this one just rocks and I HAD to enter it in the people category. I love the bricks. I love the colors! I love the love!



voting will begin the second week of march, and I think they'll announce the results later in the month. I will definitely keep you posted :)

I'm leavin' the land of the pine...

but just for a week! aaand I'm heading to the place where the wind comes sweeping down the plains--my home state of Oklahoma. Boy oh boy, am I excited!

I'll be:
-spending time with my family
-seeing my Oklahoma friends
-shooting a FABULOUS wedding on the 4th of July
-doing a total of six photo session with lots of little ones, including a pair of twins! I'm excited about all of them, of course, but I am especially excited about shooting the twins, since I happen to be a twin myself :)
-relaxing. promise.

PS: Tulsa and Dallas folks--if you want a session while I'm in town let me know! I have a few more open spots!

So, if you contact me or are waiting on something from me, rest assured, its on its way to you soon! I'll email as I can, but I would appreciate your patience in waiting for my responses!

and since I can't have a blog post without pictures....

taken in Tupelo, Mississippi


Have an EXCELLENT 4th of July!


taken in Hillsborough, NC.

lumina

I visited this winery Saturday afternoon in Wilmington. Let me assure you:
-they have delicious wine. lots of sweet, but a few that are dry, too.
-the people there are SUPER nice.
-and they sure do have a lot of different wines for how tiny their space is!

I'll be visiting more wineries soon and I haven't made up my mind which ones, so if you've got suggestions I'd LOVE to hear them!

{pop}

I have found that oftentimes things just {POP!} into my head, and suddenly I have figured out how to do something, or I have a faboo new idea or whatever. And that makes me happy. :)

The most recent of which involves these little beauts. Aren't they prettier when you can see them better?